UNIT 13 FILM AND CINEMA

I. Circle the word that has the underlined letter(s) pronounced differently from that/ those of the others.
photo form of fiction
orphan enough cough neighbour
magazine thousand scientist musical
zone amaze busy seizure
century picture cinema silent
actor violent story listen
character change cheerful achieve
high sigh weight laugh
II. What word or phrase is being defined?
1. A person who performs in films. _______ actor______
A play or film, and part of the story is sung to music __________________
A person who makes films. __________________
The people who watch a film. __________________
A part of a film __________________
A person in a film. __________________
Th. most important actors in a film. __________________
A movie in which voices and other __________________
sounds are not heard.
II. Complete the passage with the suitable words from the box.
comments comic director combined character
moustache knight silent funny big
Charlie Chaplin (1889-1977) was an English film actor and (1) ......... who did most of his work in the US. Most people consider him the greatest comic actor of the (2) ....... cinema. He appeared in many of his films as the hest-known (3) .......... he created, a poor man with a small (4).......... and trousers and shoes that are too (5) .......... for him, causing him to walk in a (6) ........... way . He made many short (7) .......... films, such as The Kid (1921), and several longer films, such as City Lights (1931) and Modern Times (1936), which (8) ........comedy with social and political (9).............. He was made a (10).......... in 1975
IV. Choose the correct word.
1. At first I thought Jake was an interesting/ interested guy. but tonight I somewhat boring/ bored with his company.
She has really learnt very fast. She has made astonishing/ astonished progress.
it was very disappointing/ disappointed not to get the job.
Philip was exceptionally annoying/ annoyed at Joanne`s behaviour.
1 thought the program on wildlife was fascinating/ fascinated. I was absolutely fascinating/ fascinated.
We were thrilling/ thrilled to hear your good news.
It was really terrifying/ terrified experience. Afterwards everybody was very shocking/ shocked.
The journey took all day and night. They found it very tiring/ tired:
Did Tim feel frightening/ frightened when he saw the snake at his feet?
Why do you always look so boring/ bored. Is your life really so boring/
Read the conversation between Alice and her friend, Jake. Complete it with the correct form of the words in parentheses. Choose between -ed and – ing participial adjectives.
Alice : That was a very (1) ............(interest) movie. What did you think?
Jake : To be honest. I found it kind of (2)...................(bore). I`m not that (3) .......... (interest) in science fiction.
Alice : Really? I find it (4) ......... (fascinate). What kind of movie do you enjoy?
Jake: Mostly comedies. Have you seen Home. Again?
Alice: Yes, but J wasn`t (5) ......... ...(amuse) at all. In fact I thought it was (6) ............. (horrify). The story line was (7) ........... (confuse), and I couldn`t find any humor in the characters` problem. When Hell the theater, I felt kind of (8) ...................(depress).
Jake : I`m (9) ........... (amaze) that you felt that way! I thought it was very (10) ........... (amuse).
Alice : Well, I guess it`s a matter of taste.
Jake : Speaking of taste, would you like to get a bite to eat?
Alice : Thanks, but it`s late and I`m (11) ..........(exhaust).
Choose the correct answer.
1. `Do you think Margaret will take the job you offered her`?` `I don`t know. She seemed …….. in it, however.
a. interest b. interesting. c. interested d. interestingly
2. `The students all went to the circus yesterday.` I heard it was really
a. amused b. amusing c. amuse d. amusingly
3. was ............ that Jan couldn`t come to the party.` `Her boss made her work overtime.`
a. disappointing b. disappointedly
c. disappoint d.